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british FTSE100 The index on Friday surpassed the symbolic 10,000 points for the first time, extending its gains after a bumper 2025 harvest.The FTSE 100 index, home to Britain’s most valuable blue-chip companies, started the year’s first trading day firmly in positive territory, trading up more than 1% at 10,034 points as of 8:58 a.m. London time (3:58 a.m. ET).Analysts told CNBC late last year that while the speed with which the FTSE 100 reached the 10,000-point mark was remarkable, investors should remain cautious. “While passing through a large index round is psychologically important, the fundamentals for the rally must…
New video has been released of the horror and chaos that erupted on Thursday when a fire broke out inside Le Constellation Bar, which was packed with people celebrating the New Year in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. Footage obtained and reviewed by CNN further reveals what was happening inside and outside the building as people desperately tried to escape the flames that quickly engulfed the venue. CNN verified the content by comparing the video with file images showing the inside of the bar and Street View images. A video of the fire taken from inside the bar shows…
Luke Littler admitted he wanted the Alexandra Palace crowd to be on his side again after he cruised to the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship. Littler defeated Krzysztof Ratajski 5-0 to reach the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship for the third year in a row with little trouble and booked a meeting with Ryan Searle. The 18-year-old went into the quarter-finals under intense scrutiny following his post-match comments in his last round win over Rob Cross, and responded to boos from fans when he said: Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Luke Littler checked out…
HANGZHOU, China — Also known as China’s Silicon Valley, Hangzhou’s tech giants and startups are competing to develop cutting-edge chips, robotics and brain-computer interfaces. Across the city, ambitious founders are developing AI pets and fortune-telling apps. This city on China’s southeast coast is being reinvented as a hub for artificial intelligence. A year after the rise of DeepSeek captured global attention, Hangzhou’s rapidly changing AI scene reflects both its global ambitions and growing competition at home. Racing towards physical AI China and the United States are moving in lockstep toward developing physical applications that many see as the next frontier…
Many American workers are starting the new year looking for a raise, as new minimum wage hikes take effect in states and localities across the country on Thursday.More than 8.3 million workers in 19 states are expected to benefit from minimum wage hikes, adding up to an estimated $5 billion increase in income nationwide, according to a December report from the Economic Policy Institute.In addition to the state minimum wage changes, many cities and municipalities with local wage standards also increased their minimum wages Thursday. For example, Seattle’s minimum wage increased to $21.30 an hour, and Minneapolis’ minimum wage is…
Venezuela’s leader struck a conciliatory tone, reiterating that the United States wants to overthrow the government to access its vast oil reserves.President Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuela is open to negotiating a deal with the United States to combat drug trafficking, although he has remained silent about the CIA-led attacks on his country that were reported last week.The latest statement, made in an interview aired Thursday, comes as President Maduro strikes a more conciliatory tone toward the United States amid a months-long sanctions and military pressure campaign by Washington.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThat included the release on…
In a perpetually changing Latin America, there was only one certainty in the last 25 years: a socialist and oil-rich Venezuela and its constant confrontation with the United States. This year, tensions reached unprecedented levels following a US military buildup in the Caribbean, attacks on boats allegedly carrying drugs that Washington linked to Caracas, and President Donald Trump’s maximum-pressure campaign on his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, and on oil, the country’s lifeline. How did we get here? The following is a deep look at contemporary Venezuela, its history, its riches, its alliances and its delicate internal balance of power amid…
Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has announced that he will retire from international cricket with immediate effect after this weekend’s final Ashes Test in Sydney.Khawaja has played 87 Tests for the Baggy Greens, scoring 6,206 runs at an average of 43.39, and will make his final appearance at the Sydney Cricket Ground. With Australia not playing a Test match until they play Bangladesh in August, the 39-year-old, who has been in poor form over the past two calendar years and has seen his Test average drop, has decided to call time on his career. With Australia already retaining The Ashes, Khawaja,…
After 60 years at the helm of Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett will step down as CEO of the holding company at the end of 2025. Throughout his career, the business and investment icon has regularly shared his wisdom to help others build successful lives, from extolling compound interest to providing thought exercises for living a life without regrets.At Berkshire Hathaway’s 2025 annual shareholder meeting, Buffett offered advice to those on opposite ends of his career. “Don’t worry too much about your starting salary and be very careful about who you work for, because you’re going to inherit the habits of…
An overview of the Baidu logo seen at the Shanghai New Expo Center during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025 held in Shanghai, China on July 28, 2025.Ying Tan | Null Photo | Getty ImagesChinese technology giant Baidu The company announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip subsidiary Kunlunxin and list it in Hong Kong as more domestic chip makers seek funding amid China’s push for semiconductor self-sufficiency.The company said in a statement on Friday that it has confidentially submitted an application to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, although details of the listing application, including size…